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Universal Exposition, 

SAINT LOUIS, 1904. 



Commemorating Acquisition of Louisiana Territory, 

1803. 



INFORMATION CONCERNING 

ADMISSION X)F EXHIBITS FREE OF DUTY, 

INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE OF LIVING ANIMALS, 

ISSUING OF PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS, 

REGISTRY OF TRADE MARKS, AND 

THE LAW OF COPYRIGHTS. 



SAINT LOUIS,U. S. A., MARCH, 1903 



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Universal Exposition, 

SAINT LOUIS, 1904. 



Commemorating Acquisition of Louisiana Territory, 

1803. 



INFORMATION CONCERNING 

ADMISSION OF EXHIBITS FREE OF DUTY, 

INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE OF LIVING ANIMALS, 

ISSUING OF PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS, 

REGISTRY OF TRADE MARKS, AND 

THE LAW OF COPYRIGHTS. 



SAINT LOUIS, U. S. A., MARCH, 1903. 



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The information following is issued for the information of persons who 
intend to become exhibitors at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. 
It presents the regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury concern- 
ing the privileges of entry free of duty, accorded to exhibits from foreign 
countries, the regulation prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture concern- 
ing the inspection, quarantine, and certification of living animals imported 
for exhibitors, and a resume of the Laws of the Jnited States relating to 
Patents for inventions, the registry of Trade Marks, and concerning Copy- 
rights. 



3 NOV 1905 
D. of D.« 



REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE TREASURY, CONCERNING THE PRIVIL- 
EGE OF ENTRY FREE OF DUTY ACCORDED 
TO EXHIBITS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES : 



The act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for celebrating the one 
hundredth anniversary of the purchase of the Louisiana territory by the 
United States by holding an international exhibition of arts, industries, 
manufactures, and the products of the soil, mine, forest, and sea in the city 
of Saint Louis, in the State of Missouri," was approved by the President on 
March 3rd, 1901, and sections 10 and 22 thereof are published for the infor- 
mation and guidance of whom it may concern: 

Sec. 10. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries 
for the sole purpose of exhibition at said Exposition, upon which there shall 
be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted free of payment of duty, cus- 
toms fees, or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during the Exposition 
to sell, for delivery at the close thereof, any goods or property imported for 
and actually on exhibition in the Exposition buildings or on the grounds, 
subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the col- 
lection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: 
Provided, That all such articles, when sold or withdrawn for consump- 
tion in the United States, shall be subject to the duty, if any, imposed upon 
such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of importation, and 
all penalties prescribed by law shall be applied and enforced against such 
articles and against the person who may be guilty of any illegal sale or 
withdrawal. 

Sec. 22. That no citizen of any foreign country shall be held liable for 
the infringement of any patent granted by the United States, or for any 
trade-mark or label registered in the United States, where the act com- 
plained of is or shall be performed in connection with the exhibition of any 
article or thing at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 

The following regulations have been prescribed to carry the provisions 
of said act into effect, viz: 

I. LABELS AND MARKS.— In order to secure the privileges of free en- 
try above accorded, every package destined for the Exposition should have 
affixed to it by the foreign shipper one or more labels. This label should 



6 ADMISSION OF EXHIBITS 

be about 8 by 12 inches in size, and should bear across the face, in plain let- 
ters, the inscription, "Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co." 

All packages should be plainly marked as follows: 

1. The President, Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. 

2. Name of consignee or agent at the port of first arrival in the United 
States. 

3. The shipping marks and numbers. 

4. Name and address of the exhibitor. 

II. INVOICE.— Every exhibit should be accompanied by an invoice in 
duplicate, which shall show the name of the exhibitor, the marks and num- 
bers of the packages, with a description of their contents, and a declara- 
tion of the quantity and the market value of each separate kind thereof in 
the country of production. This invoice should be signed by the exhibitor, 
but will require no further verification. One of the invoices will be trans- 
mitted by mail to the surveyor of customs at St. Louis, and the other to 
the consignee of the goods at the port of first arrival. 

III. FORWARDING AGENTS.— As a matter of convenience, it is 
recommended that all packages intended for the Exposition shall be con- 
signed to an agent, or forwarder, or commissioner, at the port of first arrival, 
who will attend to customs business incident to the transfer of packages 
from the importing vessel to a bonded route for transportation to St. Louis. 

IV. BONDED TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.— The names of duly 
bonded companies will be furnished by collectors of customs at the ports of 
arrival. The goods may be transported to St. Louis by companies duly 
bonded for the carriage of either appraised or unappraised merchandise. 
Examination and appraisal of exhibits at the port of original entry are here- 
by waived. m 

V. INVOICES.— The consignee of the merchandise at the first port of 
arrival must present at the custom-house the invoice above described, with a 
bill of lading and an entry in duplicate made out upon the special form to 
be prescribed for this purpose by the Treasury Department, which will show 
the name of the foreign shipper or owner, the name of the importing vessel, 
the marks and numbers of the packages, with a statement of the nature 
of their contents and of their foreign value, as declared in the invoice. The 
entry must also indicate the bonded route by which the goods are to be 
transported to St. Louis, and must be signed by the consignee. No other 
declaration will be required. The consolidation of different shipments on 
one entry will not be allowed; such practice having obtained in regard to 
previous Expositions has proved to be a fruitful source of confusion. Each 
«ntry will comprise, therefore, the consignment of a single exhibit only. The 
goods will be consigned, on the customs entry, to "Surveyor of Customs, St. 
Louis," and there need be no computation of duties upon this entry, but the 
amount charged against the bond of the transportation company shall be 
■double the invoice value. 



FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 7 

VI. PERMITS. — The collector will thereupon issue a special permit bear- 
ing the words "Louisiana Purchase Exposition," authorizing the transfer 
of the goods from the ship to the bonded railroad for transportation to St. 
Louis, and will record and file one of the entries in his office, and send the 
other by mail, with the invoice, to the surveyor at St. Louis. 

VII. The permit will be taken by the agent or consignee to the inspector 
on board the importing vessel, who will thereupon send the goods, by a cart- 
man duly licensed, to be delivered under the supervision of a customs officer 
to the transportation company. 

VIII. MANIFESTS.— The consignee will also prepare a manifest of 
the goods, which, after being duly certified, will be handed to the conductor 
of the car containing the same, and a duplicate copy must be sent by mail to 
the surveyor of customs at St. Louis. Upon the arrival at St. Louis of any 
car containing such articles, the conductor or agent of the railroad com- 
pany will report such arrival by the presentation of the manifest to the 
customs officer designated to receive it, who will compare the same with the 
copy received by mail, and superintend the opening of the car, taking care 
to identify the packages by marks and numbers, as described in the manifest. 

IX. These regulations will also apply to goods sent to the Exposition 
from foreign contiguous territory. All articles except live stock destined 
for the Exposition arriving from Canada or Mexico, on through cars, under 
consular seal, should be consigned by the foreign shipper to the "Surveyor 
of Customs, St. Louis." 

X. BONDED WAREHOUSES.— The buildings and spaces set apart for 
the purposes of the Exposition have been constituted "constructive bonded 
warehouses and yards," and all foreign articles placed therein under the 
supervision of the customs officers, and which have been specially imported 
for exhibition therein, will be treated the same as merchandise in bond. No 
warehouse entry will be required at St. Louis in order to obtain entrance 
for such goods, but the latter will be kept under customs supervision, in ac- 
cordance with the general regulations governing merchandise in bonded ware- 
houses. 

XL SALES.— Under the act establishing the Louisiana Purchase Expo- 
sition, sales are permitted during its continuance, but delivery of goods 
sold is to be withheld until the close of the Fair. The enforcement of this 
latter restriction devolves properly upon the Expositoin authorities, who, 
being in control of the local police, are responsible for the protection of the 
exhibits. When the duties have been received by the surveyor upon the 
merchandise contained in any exhibit, he will regard such exhibit as released 
from customs control, except so far as concerns the supervision necessary 
to secure export with refund of duty. 

XII. RE-EXPORT— At the close of the Exposition all goods intended 
for exportation will be transported in bond to the seaboard or exterior port, 



8 EXHIBITS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

and exported therefrom under the general regulations for immediate export 
in bond,, as modified by special regulations to be in due time provided. 

XIII. WITHDRAWALS FOR CONSUMPTION.— Any merchandise im- 
ported by an exhibitor in excess of the articles duly installed as exhibits 
will be placed and retained in a storage warehouse at the expense of the 
importer until duly entered for payment of duty or exportation. With- 
drawals of merchandise stored under these conditions, if made for the pur- 
pose of placing the same within the Exposition, will be treated under the 
provisions for entry on arrival at first port of entry, and no duty will be 
required to be paid. Such merchandise should be delivered at the Exposi- 
tion in charge of a customs officer. 

Goods which have been imported by exhibitors in excess of those used 
as exhibits, and stored on their account, may be withdrawn at any time for 
consumption on payment of duty and charges. Whenever duty paid goods 
of this class shall be exported without having left the custody of the col- 
lector, the duty paid thereon, less 1 per cent., will be refunded, provided 
the duty paid on any such exported package shall have amounted to $50. 
Exhibits entered for exportation without payment of duty are not subject 
to appraisement. 

XIV. THEATRICAL EQUIPMENT.— Articles brought by proprietors or 
managers of theatrical exhibitions for temporary use may be entered free 
of duty upon the filing of satisfactory bonds for their export within six 
months after such importation, as provided for in paragraph 645 of the 
tariff act of July 24th, 1897. 

XV. It should be distinctly understood that the United States is not 
liable for any loss, casualty, or injury to the merchandise imported as ex- 
hibits, nor for any debt, contract, or expense incident to the transportation, 
care, or treatment of such merchandise. 

XVI. All entries, invoices, permits, abstracts and reports relating to 
merchandise imported under the act of March 3rd, 1901, should be separately 
made, and should be stamped with the words "Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 
tion.'* 

XVII. Additional special regulations will be provided in due time cov- 
ering the withdrawal of exhibits for consumption, transportation, or exporta- 
tion at the close of the Exposition. 

XVIII. The privileges granted by virtue of the regulations here de- 
scribed are intended solely for the benefit of exhibitors at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition, and with the view of relieving them, so far as prac- 
ticable, of delays and vexations in connection with the customs business 
pertaining to their importations. 

XIX. EVASION OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.— Any attempt to take 
advantage of these regulations in order to evade the tariff laws of the 
United States will subject the offender to all the penalties prescribed by those 
laws, including confiscation of goods and fine and imprisonment. 



KNTRY OF LIVK STOCK. 



REGULATIONS AS TO THE ENTRY OF LIVE STOCK. 

The following rules have been issued as to the entry of animals im- 
ported for exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Mo. : 

I. Entry will be made at the custom-house according to the forms pre- 
scribed. 

II. DESCRIPTION OP ANIMALS.— Accompanying the prescribed in- 
voice, there will be filed with the surveyor such a description of each animal 
by distinguishing marks and characteristics as shall serve to identify the 
same when withdrawn from the Exposition for sale or export. 

III. WHEN MADE IN ADVANCE.— In order to avoid any risk from 
delay, entry of such animals may be made and completed in advance of the 
arrival of the vessel of importation, except that the permit will be withheld 
by the collector for delivery to the importer or his agent on the announce- 
ment of such arrival. 

IV. GOVERNMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY OF ANI- 
MALS.— The Government will not be responsible for the security or safe- 
keeping of such animals. The transfer to the transportation line will be 
made under the supervision of the collector at the port of arrival. 

V. On arrival at the Exposition, the animals will be subject to such dis- 
position as may be agreed upon between the authorities of the Exposition 
and the surveyor of customs. 

VI. WITHDRAWAL OF ANIMALS.— So far as applicable, the above 
general regulations under the act will govern importations of such animals, 
and at the close of the Exposition imported animals on exhibition may be 
withdrawn for consumption, transportation in bond, or exportation, under 
articles 12 and 13 of these regulations, but animals not so withdrawn will 
be sold at auction, and the proceeds, after deducting duties and charges, will 
be held subject to the order of the owner or importer. 

VII. The regulations of the Department of Agriculture of December 
28th, 1899, promulgated by the Department of the Treasury on February 16th, 
1900, (T. D. 22014), will govern generally as to the importation of neat cattle, 
sheep and other ruminants, and swine, except that the requirement of tuber- 
culin test, and the quarantine of one week required for cattle imported from 
Canada which are not provided with a certificate of tuberculin test, will be 
waived. Should such cattle be sold and remain in the United States at the 
close of the Exposition, a tuberculin test will be required before they are re- 
leased. 

VIII. APPLICATION.— Any person contemplating the exhibition at the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition of neat cattle of Canadian origin must make 
application to the Secretary of Agriculture for a permit to import animals 
for that purpose. Said application must give the number of animals and a 



10 KNTRY OF LIVE STOCK. 

description of each, covering breed, registration number, and state at which 
of the ports hereinafter named said animals are to be imported, and the names 
of the railroads by which and over which said animals are to be transported 
to the city of St. Louis. Said application must be accompanied by a cer- 
tificate from a veterinary inspector of the Dominion of Canada where said 
cattle are located, affirming that no contagious pleuropneumonia, foot-and- 
mouth disease, or rinderpest has existed in said district for the past year; 
also that the cattle have been examined by said veterinarian and are free 
from contagious diseases, including tuberculosis. 

IX. PERMITS.— The Secretary of Agriculture, upon receiving an appli- 
cation as above provided, will issue a permit for the importation of neat 
cattle of Canadian origin to be exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 
tion, and excepting said cattle from the quarantine of ninety days upon con- 
dition that these regulations are strictly complied with. 

X. CATTLE MUST BE SHIPPED ON DISINFECTED CARS.— The 
said cattle must be loaded at point of shipment into clean and disinfected 
cars for transport to the United States, and a certificate from the railroad 
agent must accompany said cars showing that the same were duly cleaned 
and disinfected in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the United 
States Department of Agriculture. 

XL CATTLE TO HAVE PROPER FOOD, WATER, SPACE AND 
REST.— All Canadian cattle entering the United States for exhibition at the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition must be loaded and shipped in cars in which 
they can have proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest, said cattle 
are not to be unloaded until they reach the Exposition grounds at St. Louis, 
but can not be so shipped under the immediate-transportation act. 

XII. QUARANTINE STATION.— All cattle coming under the provisions 
of these regulations must be entered at designated quarantine stations, and 
on their arrival at either of said ports the inspector of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry at said port will countersign the permit herein provided for and al- 
low the cattle, if free from disease, to proceed to St. Louis, subject to a vet- 
erinary inspection at that point. 

XIII. WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS.— The importation of wild animals 
and birds for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, under the act of May 25th, 
1900, should be governed by the regulations of the Department of June 28th, 
1900 (T. D. 22316). 



ENTRY OF CANADIAN ANIMALS. 11 

ADMISSION OF CANADIAN ANIMALS FOR EXHIBITION. 

The following special order (B. A. I. 104) dated March 9th, 1903, provid- 
ing for the importation of Canadian animals for exhibition at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Mo., has been issued by the Secretary of 
the United States Department of Agriculture for the guidance of collectors 
and other officers of the customs, viz: 

"It is hereby ordered, That Canadian animals, including horses, cattle, 
sheep, goats, and swine, may be imported into the United States for exhi- 
bition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, provided they are accompanied 
by a certificate of a Canadian official veterinarian stating that such ainmals 
are free from any contagious or infectious diseases, 'and have not been ex- 
posed to the contagion of such diseases affecting each particular species for a 
period of three months preceding the date of shipment.All such animals must 
be loaded at point of shipment in Canada into clean and disinfected cars for 
transportation to the United States, and a certificate from the railroad agent 
must accompany said cars showing that they were duly cleaned and disin- 
fected in the manner described in the regulations of this Department. Such 
animals must be entered at one of the designated animal quarantine sta- 
tions, (principal stations at St. Albans, Vt, Buffalo, N. Y., Detroit, Mich., 
and Port Huron, Mich.) and on their arrival the inspector of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry at said station will countersign the official veterinary cer- 
tificate (or permit in the case of cattle) herein provided for and allow the 
animals, if found free from disease, to proceed to St. Louis, subject to 
veterinary inspection at that point. All such Canadian animals must be 
loaded and shipped in cars in which they can and do have proper food, 
water, space, and opportunity to rest, and must not be unloaded in any pub- 
lic stock yards or other point until they reach the Exposition grounds at St. 
Louis. 

Any person contemplating the importation of neat cattle from Canada 
must make application to this Department for a permit to import the cattle 
for that purpose; said application must give the number of cattle and a de- 
scription of each, covering breed, registration number, and state at what 
point the cattle are to be imported, the names of the railroads by which and 
over which said cattle are to be transported to the city of St. Louis. This 
application must be accompanied by a certificate from a Canadian official 
veterinarian stating that no contagious disease affecting cattle, excepting tu- 
berculosis and actinomycosis, has existed in the district in which such cattle 
have been kept for the past year, and that the cattle have been examined 
by him and are free from contagious diseases. 

"The cattle of Canadian origin which are not sold to remain in the 
United States must be immediately returned to Canada at the close of the 
Exposition. All such cattle that are to remain in the United States must 
be tested with tuberculin by an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, 
and will not be allowed shipment to destination in the United States unless 
such test shows them to be free from tuberculosis." 

(Signed.) JAMES WILSON, 

Secretary. 



12 ENTRY OF ANIMALS NOT CANADIAN. 

ADMISSION OF ANIMALS OTHER THAN CANADIAN FOR 

EXHIBITION. 

The following special order (B. A. I. 105), dated March 9, 1903, providing 
for the importation of animals (other than Canadian) for exhibition at the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St Louis, Mo., has been issued by the Sec- 
retary of the United States Department of Agriculture for the guidance of 
collectors and other officers of the customs, viz: 

"It is hereby ordered, That horses from Great Britain and the Conti- 
nent of Europe may be imported into the United States for exhibition at the 
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, provided they pass a veterinary inspection 
by an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry at the port of entry. 

"It is further ordered, That the quarantine period for cattle imported 
for this Exposition from Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands 
shall be sixty days counting from the date of shipment. The period of 
quarantine for sheep, other ruminants, and swine, shipped from the above 
countries, shall be fifteen days, counting from the date of arrival at the port 
of entry. 

"Any person contemplating the importation of cattle, sheep, and other 
ruminants, and swine, for exhibition at this Exposition must make applica- 
tion to this Department for a permit to import and quarantine said animals 
for that purpose. This application must state the number and kind of ani- 
mals to be imported, the port from which shipped, and the probable date of 
shipment, and must further state the port at which said animals are to be 
landed and quarantined, and the approximate date of their arrival. The 
United States consuls will not give clearance papers or certificates for the 
shipment of animals from their districts, unless the importer presents a duly 
signed permit, issued by this Department covering the shipment. 

"The regulations of this Department, B. A. I., Order 56, dated Decem- 
ber 28, 1899, will govern generally the care and supervision of such animals 
in their shipment from the port of entry to the animal quarantine station, 
and after arrival at such station. The certificates of health provided for in 
the above regulations will also be required for animals imported for this 
Exposition. 

"All cattle covered by the provisions of this order may be imported with- 
out a tuberculin test, provided that after the expiration of the quarantine 
period they are shipped direct from the animal quarantine station to the 
Exposition grounds without unloading in any public stock yards or other 
point en route. After the close of the Exposition, however, if such cattle 
are to remain in the United States they must be tested with tuberculin by 
an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry and will not be allowed ship- 
ment to destination in the United States unless such test shows them to be 
free from tuberculosis." JAMES WILSON, 

(Signed.) Secretary. 



INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE 13 



INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE OF LIVING ANIMALS. 

The regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture for the 
inspection and quarantine of horses, neat cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, 
and swine imported into the United States are in part as follows: (B. A. I. 
Order 56), viz: 

HORSES. 

All horses imported into the United States from any part of the world, 
except as otherwise provided for countries of North America, shall be ac- 
companied with a certificate from the local authority of the district in which 
said animals have been for one year next preceding the date of shipment, 
stating that no glanders and farcy, distemper, maladie du coit, or any other 
disease contagious to horses has existed in the said district for the past year. 
They shall also be required to pass a careful veterinary inspection at the 
port of entry. 

CATTLE, SHEEP, AND OTHER RUMINANTS. 

All cattle, sheep and other ruminants imported into the United States 
from any part of the world except as hereinafter provided for the countries 
of North America shall be accompanied with a certificate from the local 
authority of the district in which said animals have been for one year next 
preceding the date of shipment, stating that no contagious pleuropneumonia, 
foot-and-mouth disease, anthrax, rinderpest, or any other disease contagious 
to cattle has existed in said district for the past year. 

SWINE. 

All swine imported into the United States from any part of the world, 
except as otherwise provided for the countries of North America, shall be 
accompanied with a certificate similar to the one required for cattle, sheep, 
and other ruminants, relating to the existence of foot-and-mouth disease, 
hog colera, swine plague, and erysipelas. 

CERTIFICATE AND AFFIDAVIT OF OWNER AND IMPORTER. 

All such animals shall also be accompanied with an affidavit by the 
owner, stating that said animals have been in the district where purchased 
for one year next preceding date of sale, and that no contagious disease af- 
fecting the species of animals imported has existed among them nor among 
any animals of the kind with which they have come in contact, for one year 
last past, and that no inoculation has been practiced among said animals for 



14 OF UVING ANIMALS. 

the past two years. Also by an affidavit from the importer or his agent 
supervising the shipment stating that they have not passed through any 
district infected with contagious diseases affecting said kind of animals; that 
they have not been exposed in any possible manner to the contagion of any 
of said contagious diseases, and that the animals, when not driven, have been 
shipped in clean and disinfected cars and vessels direct from the farm where 
purchased. 

The foregoing certificate and affidavits must accompany said animals 
and be presented to the collector of customs at the port of entry and by 
him be delivered to the inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry sta- 
tioned at said port, to allow them to be imported into the United States. 

ANIMALS. 

The word "animals" when used in these regulations refers to and in- 
cludes all or any of the following kinds: Horses, asses and mules; neat 
cattle, sheep and other ruminants; and swine. Under the word "horses" will 
be included asses and mules; and under the word "sheep'' will be included all 
ruminants except cattle. 

DISEASES. 

The words "contagious diseases" when used in these regulations in- 
cludes and applies to all or any of the following diseases: Glanders and 
farcy, maladie du coit, distemper, anthrax, contagious pleuropneumonia, 
Texas or splenic fever, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, foot-and-mouth disease, 
rinderpest, variola, foot-rot, scab, hog cholera, swine plague, and erysipelas. 

PERMITS FOR IMPORT ANIMALS. 

Any person contemplating the importation of animals other than horses 
from any part of the world, except the countries of North and Central 
America, must first obtain from the Secretary of Agriculture two permits, 
one stating the number and kind of animals to be imported, the port and 
probable date of shipment, which entitle them to clearance papers on pre- 
sentation to the American consul at said port of shipment; the other, stating 
the port at which said animals are to be landed and quarantined, and the 
approximate date of their arrival, and this will assure the reception of the 
number and kind specified therein at the port and quarantine station 
named, at the date prescribed for the arrival, or at any time during three 
weeks immediately following, after which the permit will be void. These 
permits shall in no case be available at any port other than the one men- 
tioned therein. Permits must be in the name of the owner of, or agent for, 
any one lot of animals. A quarantine release will be given each owner for 
the number and kind of animals belonging to him which are discharged 
from quarantine, and this release will be a certificate of fulfillment of quar- 



PATENTS UPON INVENTIONS. 15 

antine regulations. In case an importation of animals is owned by more 
than one person, a release will be issued to each owner covering the animals 
which belong to him. Permits will be issued to quarantine at such ports as 
the importer may elect, so far as facilities exist at such port, but in no 
case will permits for importation at any port be granted in excess of the 
accommodations of the Government quarantine station at such port. United 
States consuls should give clearance papers or certificates for animals from 
their districts intended for exportation to the United States only upon pre- 
sentation of permits as above provided, with dates of probable arrival and 
destination corresponding with said permits, and in no case for a number 
in excess of that mentioned therein. When such shipments originate in the 
interior of a foreign country, these permits should be submitted to the consul 
of that district and through the forwarding agent to the consul at the port 
of embarkation. 



RESUME OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING 
THE ISSUE OF PATENTS UPON INVENTIONS. 

PATENTS UPON INVENTIONS. 

United States Revised Statutes. 

WHO MAY OBTAIN A PATENT.— Section 4886. Any person who has 
invented or discovered any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or 
composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, not 
known or used by others before this invention or discovery thereof, and not 
patented or described in any printed publication in this or any foreign 
country, before his invention or discovery thereof, and not in public use or 
sale for more than two years prior to this application, unless the same is 
proven to have been abandoned, may, upon payment of the fees required by 
law, and other proceedings had, obtain a patent therefor. 

PATENTS MAY BE ISSUED TO CITIZENS OF FOREIGN COUN- 
TRIES.— Section 4887. No person otherwise entitled thereto shall be de- 
barred from receiving a patent for his invention or discovery, nor shall any 
patent be declared invalid by reason of its having been first patented or 
caused to be patented by the inventor or his legal representatives or assigns 
in a foreign country, unless the application for said foreign patent was filed 
more than twelve months, in cases within the provisions of section forty- 
eight hundred and eighty-six of the Revised Statutes, and four months in 
cases of designs, prior to the filing of the application in this country, in 
which case no patent shall be granted in this country. 

An application for patent or discovery or for a design filed in this coun- 



16 PATENTS UPON INVENTIONS. 

try by any person who has previously regularly filed an application for a 
patent for the same invention, discovery, or design, in a foreign country 
which, by treaty, convention, or law, affords similar privileges to citizens 
of the United States, shall have the same force and effect as the same appli- 
cation would have if filed in this country on the date on which the applica- 
tion for patent for the same invention, discovery, or design was first filed in 
such foreign country, provided the application in this country is filed within 
twelve months in cases within the provisions of section forty-eight hundred 
and eighty-six of the Revised Statutes, and within four months in cases of 
designs, from the earliest date on which any such foreign application was 
filed. But no patent shall be granted on an application for patent for an 
invention or discovery or design which has been patented or described in a 
printed publication in this or any foreign country more than two years before 
the date of the actual filing of the application in this country, or which 
had been in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years 
prior to such filing. 

APPLICATIONS, HOW MADE.— Section 4888. Before any inventor or 
discoverer shall receive a patent for his invention or discovery, he shall make 
application therefor in writing to the Commissoiner of Patents, and shall 
file in the Patent Office a written description of the same, and of the man- 
ner and process of making, constructing, compounding and using it, in such 
full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the 
art or science to which it appertains, or with which it is most nearly con- 
nected, to make, construct, compound, and use the same; and in case of a 
machine, he shall explain the principle thereof, and the best mode in which 
he has contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from 
other inventions; and he shall particularly point out and distinctly claim 
the part, improvement, or combination which he claims as his invention or 
discovery. The specification and claim shall be signed by the inventor and 
attested by two witnesses. 

Section 4889 provides for filing of drawings by the inventor. 

Section 4890. The inventor may be required to furnish specimens of 
the ingredients of a composition for which patent is desired. 

Section 4891. Inventor to furnish a model when possible. 

Section 4892. The applicant shall make oath of the originality of his 
invention. In a foreign country, this oath may be made before any notary 
public, judge, or magistrate having an official seal and authorized to adminis- 
ter oaths in the foreign country in which the applicant may be, whose au- 
thority shall be proved by certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of 
the United States. 

Section 4893. Application must be approved by examiners. 

Section 4894. Applications must be completed and prepared for exam- 
ination within two years after the filing thereof. 



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Section 4895. Patents may be granted to an assignee. 

Section 4896. When and on what oath executor or adminisrtator may- 
obtain a patent. 

Section 4897. Renewal of application in cases of failure to pay fees in 
season. 

Section 4898. Patents assignable, and how assigned. 

Section 4899. Persons purchasing inventions before application may use 
or sell their purchase. 

Section 4900. Patented articles must be marked as such. 

Section 4901. Penalty for marking falsely articles as patented. 

CAVEAT : 

Section 4902. Any person who makes any new invention or discovery 
and desires further time to mature the same, may, on payment of the fees 
required by law, file in the patent office a caveat setting forth the design 
thereof and of distinguishing characteristics and praying protection of his 
right until he shall have matured his invention. Such caveat shall be filed 
in the confidential archives of the office and preserved in secrecy, and shall 
be operative for the term of one year from the filing thereof; and if the 
application is made within the year by any other person for a patent with 
which such caveat would in any manner interfere, the Commissioner shall 
deposit the description, specification, drawings, and model of such application 
in like manner in the confidential archives of the office and give notice by 
mail to the person by whom the caveat was filed. If such person desires 
to avail himself of his caveat he shall file his description, specifications, 
drawings and models within three months from the time of placing the no- 
tice in the postoffice at Washington, with the usual time required for trans- 
mitting it to the caveator added thereto, which time shall be endorsed on 
the notice. 

PATENT FEES. 

Section 4934.— 

For filing each original application except for designs $15.00 

On issuing each original patent, except for design cases 20.00 

On filing each caveat 10.00 

In case of designs, for 3 years, 6 months 10.00 

for 7 years 15.00 

for 14 years 30.00 

On every application for reissue of patent 30.00 

On filing each disclaimer 10.00 

Application for extension of patent 50.00 

On appeal from primary examiners to examiner-in-chief 10.00 



18 TRADE MARKS. 

On appeal from examiner-in-chief to Commissioner of Patents 20.00 
For recording every assignment, agreement, power of attorney, 

or other papers, 300 words or less than 1,000 1.00 

Same over 300 words and less than 1,000 2.00 

Same over 1,000 words 3 # 00 

For drawings, reasonable cost of making them. 

Copies of the laws and regulations of the Patent Office, in detail, may 
be obtained by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 



RESUME OF THE LAWS RELATIVE TO THE REGISTRATION 
OF TRADE MARKS. 

Owners of trade marks used in commerce with foreign nations or with 
the Indian tribes, provided such owners shall be domiciled in the United 
States and located in any foreign country or Indian tribe, which by treaty, 
convention, or laws, affords similar privileges to citizens of the United States 
and who are entitled to the exclusive use of any lawful trade mark, or who 
intend to adopt and use for exclusive use within the United States, may ob- 
tain registration of such trade marks by complying with the following re- 
quirements : , 

FIRST: By causing to be recorded in the Patent Office a statement 
specifying the name, domicile, location, and citizenship of the party apply- 
ing, who desire the protection of the trade mark; the class of merchandise 
and the particular description of the goods comprised in such class, to which 
the particular trade mark has been or is intended to be appropriated; a 
description of the trade mark itself, with fac similes thereof, and a state- 
ment of the mode in which it has been or is intended to be applied and af- 
fixed to goods and the length of time during which the trade mark has been 
used. 

SECOND: By making payment of a fee of $25 and by complying with 
such regulations as may be required by the Commissioner of Patents. 

Section 2. The application for a trade mark must be verified by the appli- 
cant making a written declaration, showing that he has a right to the use of 
said mark, and that no other party has a right to use a trade mark, colorably 
similar, and that the fac simile presented truly represents the trade mark 
sought to be protected. 

Section 3. The time of the receipt of any such application shall be noted 
and recorded, but no alleged trade mark shall be registered unless the same 
shall appear to be lawfully used as such by the applicant in foreign com- 
merce, or commerce with Indian tribes, as above mentioned or is within the 
provision of a treaty, convention, or declaration with a foreign power; or 
which is merely the name of a person, firm, or corporation unaccompanied 



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by a mark sufficient to distinguish it from the same name, nor which is 
identical with a trade mark owned by another and appropriate to the same 
class of merchandise, or which so nearly resembles such last mentioned 
trade mark as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake in the minds of the 
public, or to deceive purchasers. 

Section 4. Time of receipt of trade mark for registration to be certified. 

Section 5. A certificate of registry, registered as above prescribed, shall 
remain in force thirty years from date of such registration, except in cases 
where such trade mark is claimed for and applied to articles not manu- 
factured in this country and in which it receives protection under the laws 
of any foreign country for a shorter period, in which case it shall cease to 
have any force in this country by virtue of this act at the same time that 
it becomes of no effect elsewhere. At any time during the six months prior 
to the expiration of the term of thirty years, such registration may be re- 
newed in the same terms and for a like period, under regulations to be pre- 
scribed by the Commissioner of Patents. The fee for such renewal shall be 
the same as for the original registration, and a certificate of such renewal 
shall be issued in the same manner as for the original registration; and 
such trade mark shall remain in force for a further term of thirty years. 

Section 6. Provides a penalty for counterfeiting or colorably imitating a 
trade mark. 



RESUME OF LAW CONCERNING COPYRIGHTS. 

Section 4952. Revised Statutes of the United States.— The author, inven- 
tor, or proprietor of any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition, 
engraving, cut, print, or photograph or negative thereof, or of a painting, 
drawing, chromo, statue, statuary and of medals or designs intended to be 
perfected as works of fine arts, and the executors, administrators, or assigns 
of any such person shall, upon complying with the provisions of this chapter, 
have the sole liberty of printing, reprinting, publishing, completing, copying, 
executing, finishing and vending the same; and in case of dramatic compo- 
sition, of publicly performing or representing it, or causing it to be per- 
formed or represented by others. And authors or their assigns may reserve 
the right to dramatize or to translate any of their works for which copy- 
right has been obtained under the laws of the United States. 

Section 4953. Copyright shall be granted for the term of twenty-eight 
years from the time of recording the title thereof, in the manner hereinafter 
directed. 

Section 4954. The author, inventor, designer, if he be still living, or his 
widow or children, if he be dead, shall have the same exclusive right con- 
tinued for the further term of fourteen years, upon recording the title of the 



20 COPYRIGHTS. 

work or description of the article so secured a second time, and complying 
with all other regulations in regard to original copyrights, within six months 
from the expiration of the first term. And such person shall, within two 
months from the date of such renewal, cause a copy of the record thereof 
to be published in one or more newspapers, printed in the United States for 
the space of four weeks. 

Section 4955. Provides for assignments of copyrights and recording 
thereof. 

Section 4956. No person shall be entitled to a copyright unless he shall 
on or before the day of publication in this, or any foreign country deliver 
at the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C, or deposit 
in the mail addressed to the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C, two 
copies of such copyrighted articles, or in case of a painting, drawing, statue, 
statuary, model, or design for a work of fine arts, a photograph of the same. 
PROVIDED, That in the case of a book, photograph, chromo, or litho- 
graph, the two copies of the same required to be delivered or deposited as 
above, shall be printed from the type set within the United States, or from 
plate matter made therefrom, or from negatives or drawnigs on stone made 
within the limits of the United States, or from transfers made therefrom. 

Section 4957. Provides for form of record of a copyright. 

Section 4958. The Librarian of Congress shall receive from the persons 
to whom the services designated are rendered, the following fees: 

FIRST: For recording the title or description of any copyrighted article, 
fifty cents. 

SECOND: For every copy under seal of such record actually given to 
the person claiming the copyright, or his assigns, fifty cents. 

THIRD: For recording any instrument of writing for the assignment 
of a copyright, fifty cents for every one hundred words. 

FOURTH: For every copy of an assignment, ten cents for every hun- 
dred words. 

Section 4959. The proprietor of every copyright article shall deliver at 
or forward by mail to the office of the Librairan of Congress, within ten 
days after its publication, two printed copies thereof, in the best edition 
issued, or description or photograph of such article as hereinbefore required, 
and a copy of every subsequent edition wherein any substantial changes shall 
be made. 

Section 4960. Penalty for omission to obey previous section is $25— to 
be recovered in an action for debt by the Librarian of Congress. 

Section 4961. Requires Postmaster to give receipts. 

Section 4962. Directs publication of notice of entry for copyright pre- 
scribed. 



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Section 4963. Provides penalty for false publication of notice of entry. 

Section 4964. Provides penalty for violation of copyright. 

Section 4965. Further provisions as to penalties for violation of copy- 
right. 

Section 4966. Penalty for violation of copyright of a dramatic compo- 
sition. 

Section 4967. Penalty for printing and publishing an author's manu- 
script without his consent. 

Section 4968. Limitations of time within which action may be taken as 
to infringement of copyright. 



FREE ENTRIES FOR EXHIBITORS. 

The regulations and letters of instruction from the Department bore a uni- 
form spirit of liberality toward foreign commissioners and exhibitors, who were 
regarded as, in a measure, invited guests of the nation. 

Personal supplies for the use of foreign commissioners within the limits of 
the exposition were admitted free of duty on the grounds of international cour- 
tesy (letters March 13, 1893). Exhibitors were allowed to distribute free sam- 
ples of their merchandise, as of no commercial value (letter April 13, 1893), and 
all printed matter in any way descriptive of exhibits or their connection with 
the exposition, business cards of exhibitors, etc., were on examination at once 
delivered on free permit without formal entry (letter of June 16, 1893). 

Free permits were also given in cases of articles taken for the use of juries 
of awards and for goods that were consumed or destroyed in the process of ex- 
hibition, and receipts taken from jury of awards or report made by inspector of 
goods so taken or consumed. 



